Robert and Stephen Bell
What seemed like a cruel joke is now a humbling experience. So said Stephen Bell, regional vice-president of Seaboard Marine. The experience which Bell referred to is having his father, Robert Bell, a veteran in the shipping industry, report to him, at least on paper...

Audi sales decline
AUDI HAS reported that sales of its luxury cars were down 4.2 per cent on the year in December, but said full-year sales still beat its most recent forecast.The Volkswagen AG unit said it sold 79,300 cars last month.Over the whole of 2009, it sold...

G7 to tackle future bank failures Jan 25
Britain will host a meeting of finance officials from the Group of Seven nations on January 25 to discuss measures to protect the public from future bank failures, including a proposed global insurance levy, the Treasury said yesterday....

Swiss Re secures US$1.27b deal with Buffett's Berkshire
Swiss Reinsurance Company said Monday it transferred part of its US life insurance business to American investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc for 1.3 billion Swiss francs (US$1.27 billion) to free up capital and invest it more profitably...

DREAM JOB - A potential nightmare
Q. I have a big decision to make. I applied for my best friend's dream and have been accepted. She made me aware of the job and I even assisted her to redesign her resume...